James C. Foster, Fellow, is the Executive Director of Global Product Development for Computer Sciences Corporation where he is responsible for the vision, strategy, development, for CSC managed security services and solutions.Additionally, Foster is currently a contributing Editor at Information Security Magazine and resides on the Mitre OVAL Board of Directors. Preceding CSC, Foster was the Director of Research and Development for Foundstone Inc. and played a pivotal role in the McAfee acquisition for eight-six million in 2004. While at Foundstone, Foster was responsible for all aspects of product, consulting, and corporate R&D initiatives. Prior to Foundstone, Foster worked for Guardent Inc. (acquired by Verisign for 135 Million in 2003) and an adjunct author at Information Security Magazine(acquired by TechTarget Media), subsequent to working for the Department of Defense.